they have approved six energy sincenals 2010. roughly 20 more applications are pending with the doe. there is a lot of interest out there. ears for mostyou of those to be up and running. republicans want to speed up that timetable. calling for the administration to ease the current limits on u.s. oil exports. cook, thank you. coming next, what kiev and washington should expect from vladimir putin. we will be joined by former cia official who says the u.s. and europe need to rethink their understanding of the russian leader. that is ahead when bottom line continues in just a moment. ♪ , it haseteriorates ramifications in terms of economic activity. i sincerely hope it gets resolved peacefully. fiat ceoas the speaking with bloomberg's guy johnson at the geneva motor show. the situation in ukraine continues, it could dampen car demand in western europe. we continue with our focus on the crisis in ukraine. the obama administration is preparing loan guarantees or kiev and running sanctions against russia. in moscow, vladimir putin m